Calming the Storm

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #16
Title: “Calming the Storm”
Scripture: Mark 4:35-41
Date: 04-30-17 Sun. AM

Description: The miracle in this passage is not having Jesus in your boat of life and everything will be okay. This passage is about the Creator working in our lives. Jesus arranges the storms and works them together to make us like Him. We have the promise of Heaven; and He is with us working his perfect plan.

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Family Secrets

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #15
Title: “Family Secrets”
Scripture: Mark 4:3-9,14-20
Date: 04-09-17 Sun. AM

Description: Have you ever wondered why some are with us then depart from us, why they profess but don’t continue, and why they are not here (or in any other church)? All of these questions can be explained in the parable today!

As Jesus proclaimed the gospel of the kingdom not everybody believed, in fact, more rejected the gospel than believed. Because of the hardness of the people’s hearts, Jesus taught in parables so those seeking truth could understand and those who hardened their heart could not understand (Mark 4:10-12).

Three observations:

1. The parable of the four soils illustrates the problem Jesus faced and the reactions people have to the gospel.

2. This parable also teaches that people don’t lose their salvation, they just never possessed salvation.

3. If someone seems to have lost their salvation, they were just one of the first three hearts (Mark 4:23).

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Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #14
Title: “Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?”
Scripture: Mark 4:20-35
Date: 04-02-17 Sun. PM

Description: By stating He was Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-3:6), Jesus clearly claimed to be God. He left His hearers with only three options: they would think of him as delusional, demonic, or divine. Despite His teaching, miracles, and authentication by Old Testament prophets, many refused to believe in Him. Ultimately, the eternal destiny of everyone is determined by what they do with Jesus.

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Lord of the Sabbath – Part 2

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #13
Title: “Lord of the Sabbath – Part 2”
Scripture: Mark 3:1-6
Date: 03-19-17 Sun. PM

Description: What is legalism or a legalist? Legalism is adding to the Bible man-made rules or traditions for salvation or spirituality! A legalist is the one who does it. The Pharisees had developed a system of 613 laws, 365 negative commands and 248 positive laws. By the time Christ came on the scene, they had produced a heartless, cold, and arrogant brand of righteousness. Jesus directly confronted the man-made traditions and rules of the self-righteous Pharisees that added their oral traditions to the Biblical Sabbath.

In this two-part message, Pastor Ken addresses two incidents where Jesus challenged the Pharisees regarding their understanding of the Sabbath. This sermon presents the second example, dealing with healing a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath day.

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Lord of the Sabbath – Part 1

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #12
Title: “Lord of the Sabbath – Part 1”
Scripture: Mark 2:23-28
Date: 03-19-17 Sun. AM

Description: What is legalism or a legalist? Legalism is adding to the Bible man-made rules or traditions for salvation or spirituality! A legalist is the one who does it. The Pharisees had developed a system of 613 laws, 365 negative commands and 248 positive laws. By the time Christ came on the scene, they had produced a heartless, cold, and arrogant brand of righteousness. Jesus directly confronted the man-made traditions and rules of the self-righteous Pharisees that added their oral traditions to the Biblical Sabbath.

In this two-part message, Pastor Ken addresses two incidents where Jesus challenged the Pharisees regarding their understanding of the Sabbath. This sermon presents the first example, dealing with plucking corn on the Sabbath.

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Sinners Only

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #10
Title: “Sinners Only”
Scripture: Mark 2:13-17
Date: 02-26-17 Sun. PM

Description: The glory of the gospel is that God receives unworthy sinners who know they are not worthy to receive forgiveness. They repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Someone called this the scandal of grace because God forgives those who don’t deserve it. In this text, Jesus reveals the people to whom He extends forgiveness – repentant sinners. The gospel is for sinners only.

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Who Can Forgive Sins?

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #9
Title: “Who Can Forgive Sins?”
Scripture: Mark 2:1-12
Date: 02-19-17 Sun. PM

Description: Who has the ability to forgive people of their sins? In Jesus ministry, He did not just heal people’s physical illnesses, but also healed them spiritually. That is the main point of this story from the gospel of Mark. Jesus had the authority to forgive sins.

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The Lord and the Leper

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #8
Title: “The Lord and the Leper”
Scripture: Mark 1:40-45
Date: 02-12-17 Sun. PM

Description: The miracles that Jesus performed had two purposes. They validated that He was the Messiah, the Son of God, and the Savior of the world, and they also showed that He had power over creation. In this sermon, Pastor Ken talks about Jesus’ healing of the leprous man in Mark 1.

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Jesus the Teacher

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #6
Title: “Jesus the Teacher”
Scripture: Mark 1:21-28
Date: 02-05-17 Sun. AM

Description: Pastor Ken talks about Jesus’ teaching ministry from the gospel of Mark.

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The Message of Jesus

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Gospel of Mark #4
Title: “The Message of Jesus”
Scripture: Mark 1:14-15
Date: 01-15-17 Sun. PM

Description: What was the message Jesus preached? What is the message we are to preach today? Pastor Ken discusses Jesus’ message that Jesus preached throughout his earthly ministry.

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